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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

14 June 2023

Grasping anything much about our universe depends on complex computer models that can simulate reality. Andrew Pontzen was sceptical about such simulations but now, as his new book shows, he's an enthusiastic guide


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Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

1 June 2023

A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could also work for medical monitoring inside a person's body


How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

22 May 2023

From meeting an older version of yourself in virtual reality to writing letters from the future, these evidence-based tricks can help you make better decisions today


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What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

10 May 2023

Artificial intelligence systems will do what you ask but not necessarily what you meant. The challenge is to make sure they act in line with human’s complex, nuanced values


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Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

21 April 2023

AI tools can explore the ethics of AI itself, says Lavie Tidhar.  His new dystopian film uses AI image-generation program Midjourney to tell the story of a well-meaning artificial intelligence trying to help the last surviving human


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Welcome to Your AI Future! Watch the AI film made using Midjourney

21 April 2023

This dystopian film uses AI image-generation program Midjourney and AI speech to tell the story of a well-meaning artificial intelligence trying to help the last surviving human


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Regulating AI is going to be hard but big tech transparency is key

19 April 2023

Companies creating the new generation of chatbots and other generative AI are shy about sharing their code and data. That has to change


Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

19 April 2023

Existential risk from AI is admittedly more speculative than pressing concerns such as its bias, but the basic solution is the same. A robust public discussion is long overdue, says David Krueger


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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

12 April 2023

What makes a great new trait evolve and then stay dormant for years? Andreas Wagner's new book explores the innovations of nature – and human culture


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Virtual You review: The quest to build your digital twin

29 March 2023

It would be the ultimate in personalised medicine: a digital version of your body, which doctors could use to predict what diseases might befall you and your future health. A new book from Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield asks if it is possible


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